This Et Al formed in
Bradford in November 2002. All of their releases enjoyed airtime on
MTV2, as well as
BBC Radio 1 and
XFM. They toured with
Minus The Bear,
Scarling.,
Amusement Parks On Fire and
¡Forward, Russia!, and also appeared at the
Download Festival and
Leeds Festival. After a run of sold out singles and heavy touring for several years, the band released their debut
album,
Baby Machine, in a limited pressing in 2006 before a wider release on 9 April 2007. After a couple of member changes and a tour in Germany, the band released
Figure Eight EP (19 May 2008), followed by a retrospective collection entitled
B-Sides & Rarities. The group disbanded in June 2008 following a run of internal disagreements. Post-This Et Al, frontman Wu went on to record and release his solo project, Stalking Horse, as well as performing as part of Department M with former
Grammatics member Owen Brinley. Guitarist Ben formed Bradford-based band Dolphins in 2009 and currently plays in alternative indie band, Big Love. Drummer Steve Wilson, after a stint in fellow Leeds act,
Dinosaur Pile-Up, played for the
London based band
Japanese Voyeurs till 2012 before later joining Leeds-based metal band
Hawk Eyes. Former bassist Gavin Bailey is now the
frontman of
synthpop act Secret Circuits. The band, featuring the original lineup, reunited briefly for a one-off show with ¡Forward, Russia! at the
Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on 30 November 2013, to celebrate the venue's 100th anniversary. ==Discography==